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CINCINNATI — Jay Bruce had barely put the ball in play whenever he faced Jason Grilli. His first
career hit off the Pirates’ closer was some breakthrough.

Bruce ended Grilli’s saves streak with a solo homer in the ninth, and Brandon Philips singled
with the bases loaded in the 13th inning last night to rally the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory
over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Two outs away from a second straight shutout, the Pirates let it get away.

Grilli started the ninth needing one more save to tie a club record. He had converted each of
his 25 chances this season, one short of Joel Hanrahan’s 2011 club record to open a season.

With one out, Bruce came up with a daunting personal history — 0 for 7 in his career against
Grilli with five strikeouts. He waited on a first-pitch fastball and got it, connecting for his
fourth home run in his past six games.

It was the first homer Grilli had allowed this season. Cincinnati hadn’t scored in its past 17
innings since Bruce hit a solo homer during a 4-1 victory on Monday night.

“I’ve had pretty good success against him,” Grilli said. “You feel horrible because the bullpen
has been working a lot and we had to go extras and work harder. You lose a tough ballgame in an
important series.”

Manny Parra (1-1) pitched the 13th, and the Reds won it against Vin Mazzaro (3-2). Derrick
Robinson and Shin-Soo Choo singled with one out, and Joey Votto was walked intentionally. Phillips
singled up the middle to end it.

“That’s what Brandon does,” Bruce said. “I’ve been watching him for six years, so I’m a little
accustomed to it.”

Phillips was hit on the left forearm in Pittsburgh on June 1 and missed four games because of a
bruise. He was batting only .164 since he got back in the lineup.

“I haven’t been feeling right and I was doing things I don’t normally do,” Phillips said. “I
felt a little better today.”

The Reds are 5-7 in extra innings, tied with Colorado for most in the majors. They have gone
extra innings in three of their past seven games. The Pirates are 4-4 after their longest game of
the season.

Cincinnati has held onto second place in the National League Central by winning two of three in
the series, which concludes this afternoon.

Pittsburgh left-hander Jeff Locke gave up four hits and three walks in seven innings. Starling
Marte tripled and scored on an error by pitcher Bronson Arroyo in the third. Both teams wasted
chances to end it earlier. A Reds runner was thrown out at the plate, and the Pirates left the
bases loaded twice and two runners were picked off. Also, Bruce stretched to the top of the wall in
right to deny Andrew McCutchen in the seventh.

Arroyo gave up six hits in seven innings. He hit Russell Martin in the back of the left shoulder
with an 88-mph fastball in the fifth inning. Alfredo Simon hit Jordy Mercer in the back in the
ninth, the 18th time a batter has been hit during the nine games between the teams this season.
Pirates pitchers have plunked 10, Reds pitchers eight.